White House cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt said that policymakers and others should stop "conflating... cyberwar with cyber-espionage with cybercrime." Resolving online criminality like identity theft should be treated differently than protecting the electric grid from sabotage by foreign powers or online espionage, but war-like rhetoric may threaten the U.S.'s ability to deal with any of these issues effectively, he warned.
Apple Inc.'s new subscription service could draw antitrust scrutiny, according to law professors. Apple will allow magazines, newspapers and other publishers to sell subscriptions of varying lengths to users of Apple's popular iPad, iTouch and iPhone products. But there are several catches.
More than 130 companies, business groups and others signed a letter to members of Congress urging lawmakers to move legislation that would give law enforcement more tools to crack down on websites that offer pirated content and counterfeit products. "Legislation to disrupt these efforts is a major step to make the Internet safer and protect consumers from the dangers of buying in the online marketplace," according to the letter signed by such groups and companies as the Association of American Publishers, Ford Motor Co., the Motion Picture Association of America, Reed Elsevier, the Recording Industry Association of America and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen has launched an investigation into a Facebook scam that temporarily created a fake account in the name state representative from Milford. The scammer who stole Rep. Kim Rose's identity then asked for money through Facebook messages and was able to receive a payment from at least one person.
Days after Facebook and Twitter added fuel to a revolt in Egypt, the Obama administration announced a new policy on Internet freedom, intended to help people get around barriers in cyberspace while making it harder for autocratic governments to use the same technology to repress dissent. "The United States continues to help people in oppressive Internet environments get around filters, stay one step ahead of the censors, the hackers and the thugs who beat them up or imprison them for what they say online," said Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, laying out the policy in a speech at George Washington University.
The group of anonymous "hacktivists" that made headlines for online cyberattacks in December just released a bombshell online: a decrypted version of the same cyberworm that crippled Iran's nuclear power program. The ones and zeroes that make up the code called the Stuxnet worm -- described as the most sophisticated cyberweapon ever created -- were reportedly found when the faceless group hacked into the computers of HBGary, a U.S. security company that the anonymous collective viewed as an enemy.
Technology communications company VoIP Inc. sued Google Inc. in New York Supreme Court, accusing the Internet giant of stealing its trade secrets related to online voice technology. The litigation stems from a September 2005 contract in which, according to the complaint, VoIP's Los Angeles-based subsidiary, VoiceOne Communications Corp, agreed to provide Google with its patented "Click to Call" technology that allows Internet users to place a call to advertisers or merchants simply by clicking a link on a website.
With Facebook playing a starring role in the revolts that toppled governments in Tunisia and Egypt, you might think the company’s top executives would use this historic moment to highlight its role as the platform for democratic change. Instead, they really do not want to talk about it.
A Syrian court sentenced a 19-year-old blogger to five years in prison on charges of spying for a foreign country. The United States and international human rights groups have called for the release of Tal al-Mallohi, who has been held since December 2009.
Police in Spain have arrested a man who allegedly stole details on thousands of Nintendo users and tried to blackmail the company. The unnamed individual obtained data on 4,000 gamers, according to Spain's Interior Ministry.
The United States condemned what it said was Syria's "secret trial" of a young blogger and called for her immediate release, saying allegations of U.S. espionage connections were baseless. "The United States strongly condemns Syria's secret trial of blogger Tal al-Molouhi," State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said in a statement, saying baseless allegations of U.S. connections had resulted "in a spurious accusation of espionage."
A Chinese technician identified by U.S. Internet security company McAfee Inc. as a conduit to the alleged hacking of the computer files of major energy companies denied all knowledge of the case. "What? You sure it's my company?" Song Zhiyue, a technician for website hosting company Science & Technology Internet in northeastern Shandong province, said by telephone.
The Stuxnet software worm repeatedly sought to infect five industrial facilities in Iran over a 10-month period, a new report says, in what could be a clue into how it might have infected the Iranian uranium enrichment complex at Natanz. The report, released by Symantec, a computer security software firm, said there were three waves of attacks.
A serious complication has just emerged for Google's plan for high-quality, patent-free, open-source video on the Web -- but Google also revealed plans to try to counteract it. MPEG LA, an organization that licenses video-related patents related to a variety of standards, has formally requested for patent owners to inform them of patents they believe Google's VP8 technology uses.
Microsoft filed a motion in court accusing former manager Matt Miszewski of taking 25,000 pages of confidential information to competitor Salesforce.com. Miszewski formerly worked in Microsoft's group that sells to governments.
Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., reintroduced his legislation from the last Congress aimed at enhancing consumer privacy online. The bill appears to be similar to the legislation he offered in the last Congress that would allow for the collection and use of information from consumers but require firms to provide consumers with the ability to opt out from such collection.
Declaring that "we can't expect tomorrow's economy to take root using yesterday's infrastructure," President Obama made the case that expanding wireless access is critical to the nation’s economic recovery. "This isn't just about a faster Internet or being able to find a friend on Facebook," Mr. Obama said in a speech at Northern Michigan University, after viewing a demonstration on long-distance learning over the Internet.
For years, companies in the oil and energy industry have been the victims of attempts to steal e-mail and other sensitive information from hackers believed to be in China, according to a new report from McAfee. The attacks, to which McAfee gave the sinister name "Night Dragon," penetrated company networks through Web servers, compromised desktop computers, bypassed safeguards by misusing administrative credentials, and used remote administration tools to obtain the information, the security firm said.
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said he plans to reintroduce cybersecurity legislation designed to boost international cooperation to confront digital threats. "If we don't get real about this, we could have some catastrophic events that could really hurt the country," Hatch said.
Last year the number of people victimized by identity theft decreased 28 percent, to 8.1 million, according to a report by Javelin Strategy & Research. Although that's still a huge number, it's 3 million fewer victims than in 2009.
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